Me @ 45

These photos were taken in 2008, but the LO was done a couple of months ago. I put a lot of effort into making this feminine. The bling is a merger of three different bling sets that I cut apart and put together the way I wanted them. The bird is a clear sheer which I have glued to cardstock, then I layered on the Happy rubon. The edges are punched with on of my favorite border punches. I think this LO expresses my scrap style ... strong yet feminine, strong but sweet.

Zapata Falls

Back in May my family and I went to the Great Sand Dunes National Park. It was such a great way to spend Mother's Day... camping with my dad. On the last day we hiked up to Zapata Falls and the creek and falls were still frozen over. We walked over the ice through the canyon and saw these incredible falls. 40 feet, mostly frozen. The ice was blue in places. It was stunning.

On the LO I was drawn to one of the lovely Precocious Paper flowers. I think it is the juxtaposition of winter and spring. Ice and flowers.

Easter Colors

Our Easter was filled with fun. My dad came to our home and visited with us for the day. After dyeing eggs, eating tons and watching our blue dye foam up from the baking powder we added just to watch the scientific reaction... I wanted a LO that reflected the fun. So, here it is. Fun colors and lovely butterflies.

Outstandling Leader Award

At the end of May our local service unit held a meeting for all the leaders in the area. It was a lovely evening with friends. But the best part of the night came after dinner. I was given the Outstanding Leader Award -- and I was nominated by Cora and Pattie (my co-leader)!

This LO is about that evening. I love the feminine details on this one. Flowers and bling and pins. It is on cream cardstock... wish it didnt look dirty in the photo.

70s Photos, Mini Me, and Tessa's flowers

This LO is one of my favorites. I found this photo of me when I was about 3 years old and I finally saw what everyone else already saw. My daughter looks like me. Then I found this great 70s paper, a photo of Cora and I together, some paint and a flower from one of my favorite bloggers. I love the whole 2 page spread!

Floatin' Fun

This LO is of the kids at their swim lessons a while back. I went very simple, and just enjoyed the bright color of the pool water and two handmade flowers.

I added bling to the letters, and I think it feels very watery.

Fun with Girl Scouts Collages!

I was the leader for my daughter's Juniors Girl Scout troop last year. We had a blast together. These two pages are collages of the girls over the course of the year. The first page are 'proper smile' poses and the second is a 'be goofy' page. The colors are awesome (thought the photos do not do the papers justice. Both pages are on white paper ... but you cannot tell that by these photos. :(